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ted, other than a temporary commitment for
observation or evaluation, to a mental insti-
tution by a court, board, commission, or
other lawful authority;
(12) has not been the subject of a:
(A) ninety (90) day commitment as a
result of proceeding under IC 12-26-
6; or
(B) regular commitment under IC 12-
26-7; or
(13) has not been found by a court to be
mentally incompetent, including being
found:
(A) not guilty by reason of insanity;
(B) guilty but mentally ill; or
(C) incompetent to stand trial.
35-47-1-8. “Proper reason” defined.
“Proper reason” means for the defense of one-
self or the state of Indiana.
35-47-1-9. “Retail” defined.
“Retail” means the sale of handguns singly or
in small quantities to one who intends to be the
ultimate user thereof.
35-47-1-10. “Sawed-off shotgun” defined.
“Sawed-off shotgun” means:
(1) A shotgun having one (1) or more bar-
rels less than eighteen (18) inches in length;
and
(2) Any weapon made from a shotgun
(whether by alteration, modification, or
otherwise) if the weapon as modified has
an overall length of less than twenty-six
(26) inches.
35-47-1-11. “Shotgun” defined.
“Shotgun” means a weapon designed or
redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be
fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned
and made or remade to use the energy of the
explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through
a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a sin-
gle projectile for each single pull of the trigger.
35-47-1-12. “Superintendent” defined.
“Superintendent” refers to the superintendent
of the Indiana state police department.
35-47-1-13. “Wholesale” defined.
“Wholesale” means the sale of handguns
singly or in bulk lots to one lawfully licensed to
deal in handguns, or the sale of a handgun to a gov-
ernmental law enforcement agency for issue to its
employees.
Chapter 2. Handguns.
35-47-2-1.
Carrying of handgun without a license.
35-47-2-2.
Persons excepted.
35-47-2-3.
Issuance of licenses.
35-47-2-4.
Qualified licenses; unlimited licenses.
35-47-2-5.
Suspension or revocation of license.
35-47-2-6.
Time for review of application.
35-47-2-7.
Prohibited sales or transfers.
35-47-2-8.
Persons to whom sale regulations apply.
35-47-2-14. License requirements for retail dealer.
35-47-2-15. Issuance of retail dealer’s license.
35-47-2-16. License; designation of business site;
display of license.
35-47-2-17. False information when purchasing a
firearm.
35-47-2-18. Obliterating identifying marks on handgun.
35-47-2-19. Firearms excepted.
35-47-2-20. Effect of full or conditional pardon.
35-47-2-21. Foreign licenses.
35-47-2-22. Use of false or altered handgun license.
35-47-2-24. Burden of proof.
35-47-2-1. Carrying of handgun without a
license.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and
(c) and section 2 of this chapter, a person shall not
carry a handgun in any vehicle or on or about the
person’s body without being licensed under this
chapter to carry a handgun.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a
person may carry a handgun without being
licensed under this chapter to carry a handgun if:
(1) the person carries the handgun on or
about the person’s body in or on property
that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise
legally controlled by the person;
(2) the person carries the handgun on or
about the person’s body while lawfully
present in or on property that is owned,
leased, rented, or otherwise legally con-
trolled by another person, if the person:
(A) has the consent of the owner,
renter, lessor, or person who legally
controls the property to have the hand-
